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Retired Navy Chief Petty Officer Jerry Bain joins Big Rich to talk adventure, public access, and preserving West Virginia’s unmaintained road network. Jerry shares how high school mud trucks led to a lifelong passion for motorized recreation, a 20-year Navy career seeing 51 countries, and ultimately founding the Country Roads Coalition to protect and promote legal access to historic state roads.

Highlights: 

- Discovering off-road early; the draw of adventure and going where few can 

- Building capable rigs: XJs, a Comanche on 37s, and the iconic “Boogie Van” Econoline 

- West Virginia’s unique resource: legal unmaintained state roads rich with history and scenery 

- Country Roads Coalition’s mission: stewardship, access, and education—not just “overlanding,” but motorized adventure tourism 

Get Involved: - Find Country Roads Coalition on Facebook and Instagram - Bring a group to West Virginia—Jerry loves to guide and share the state’s history and hidden gems.

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